Benefits of EIA Application
There are numerous benefits of EIA application
• Lower project costs in the long term minimizing the costly changes to be taken at advanced stage of the project and lowering the probability of environmental disasters, legal actions and/or costly clean-up.
• Avoidance or remedial measures planned and implemented in time to minimize adverse impacts on the biophysical and social environment with improved future planning of economic development projects.
• Better protection for the environment and minimized adverse social impacts via the consultative process and enhanced quality of life.
• Opportunity for the public to learn about environmental effects, express concerns and provide input into the assessment process, thus, leading to better decision and generation of sense of belonging.
• Enhanced confidence in public and private institutions
• Good public relations fostered.

A good EIA process will provide clear and significant benefits to:
• the regulator, who needs to know the potential impacts, whether these are acceptable, and how to control them
• the developer, who needs to know where to site a project and how to avoid environmental problems to ensure a successful project
• the planner, who needs to know the scope of impacts and how these affect other uses
• the politician, who needs to know who is affected, and in what way
• the public, who needs to know about actions, which will affect them and their locality.